Crime

"Screwed": Naked burglar gets trapped in air vent, injured by screws, police say

By Barry Leibowitz

September 19, 2013 / 9:10 AM EDT / CBS News

There are some things which perhaps we can all agree are best done in the nude - burglary, however, is not one of them. CBS

(CBS/AP) MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee police say a naked burglar tried to break into a veterinary clinic to steal drugs but got stuck in the air vents for almost 12 hours.

Makes you wonder, what was plan B?

Police Lt. Mark Stanmeyer says employees of the Small Animal Hospital in Milwaukee arriving at work Monday morning heard the muffled screams of someone calling for help, then discovered the 19-year-old stuck in a narrow shaft.

He had crawled into the vent Sunday about 9 p.m..

Stanmeyer says the teen suffered multiple cuts and scrapes from screws.

Police Capt. Aaron Raap says the man had stripped naked on the roof before breaking into the vent, perhaps in an attempt - unsuccessful - to prevent his clothes from snagging on those screws.

The man faces a charge of attempted burglary.

Apparently there is no separate charge for attempted naked burglary.